Rolls-Royce recall only for Australia

A small issue has caused major headaches for high-end British car maker Rolls-Royce.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is expected to issue a recall notice today for all Rolls-Royce Ghost models sold in Australia.

The issue is believed to involve a software problem that prevents a carbon filer inside a canister hooked-up to the fuel tank from operating properly, which results in customers smelling petrol fumes outside the vehicle while re-filling.

Normally, such minor issues wouldn't cause such a stir but Drive understands that Australia's stringent safety processes, particularly with fuelling systems, means it is only country in the world where the Ghost's problem has been publicly outed.

The recall also revealed that Rolls-Royce, which usually reserves its sales figures, has only sold six of the $645,000 limousines yet has more than a dozen more cars sitting in its Melbourne and Sydney dealerships.

All six customers will be notified by mail of the issue, which will be rectified free of charge and take no less than two hours.